X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/a66c30d557c09799db7cd166ba5fa2a97dbafbb3..4a78cbcd4fa986d9c1e7bd0a5a4bdb619faeb7cb:/man/whatnow.man diff --git a/man/whatnow.man b/man/whatnow.man index 1b4c2f2b..367a3267 100644 --- a/man/whatnow.man +++ b/man/whatnow.man @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ +.TH WHATNOW %manext1% "January 17, 2014" "%nmhversion%" .\" .\" %nmhwarning% .\" -.TH WHATNOW %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] .SH NAME whatnow \- prompting front-end for sending messages .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -108,8 +108,11 @@ print the working directory for attachment files .B ls [ls-options] list files in the attachment working directory using the ls command .TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u -.B attach files -add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments +.B attach [-v] files +add the named files to the message as MIME attachments; -v displays +the mhbuild directive that +.IR send (1) +will use .TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u .B alist [-ln] list the MIME attachments, either short, long [-l] or numbered [-n] @@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ For the and .B push responses, any valid switch to -.BR send (1) +.IR send (1) is valid (as .B push merely invokes @@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ option). For the .B whom response, any valid switch to -.BR whom (1) +.IR whom (1) is valid. .PP For the @@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ to the message). .PP See -.BR mh\-profile (5) +.IR mh\-profile (5) for further information about how editors are used by .BR nmh . @@ -193,10 +196,21 @@ the .B nmh draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature. Consult the -.BR mh-draft (5) +.IR mh-draft (5) man page for more information. - +.PP +If your +.B nmh +was configured with readline enabled, you'll be able to use filename +completion and other readline features at the prompt. These are +particularly useful with the +.BR cd , +.BR ls , +.BR attach , +and +.B detach +commands for managing MIME attachments. .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf @@ -204,7 +218,6 @@ information. ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile ^/draft~^The draft file .fi - .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS" .fc ^ ~ .nf @@ -224,32 +237,20 @@ information. ^sendproc:~^Program to use to send the message ^whomproc:~^Program to determine who a message would go to .fi - .SH "SEE ALSO" -send(1), whom(1) - +.IR send (1), +.IR whom (1) .SH DEFAULTS .nf .RB ` \-prompt "' defaults to \*(lqWhat\ Now?\ \*(rq" .RB ` \-attach "' defaults to \*(lqNmh-Attachment\*(rq" .fi - -.SH CONTEXT -None - .SH BUGS -The argument to the -.B \-prompt -switch must be interpreted as a single -token by the shell that invokes -.BR whatnow . -Therefore, one must -usually place the argument to this switch inside quotes. -.PP If the initial edit fails, .B whatnow deletes your draft (by renaming -it with a leading comma); failure of a later edit preserves the draft. +it with a site-dependent prefix (usually a comma); +failure of a later edit preserves the draft. .PP If the .I buildmimeproc